Some 5% of the world's seagoing traffic passed through it in 2005, including over a third (by weight) of cargo going from North-East Asia to the United States' east coast.
The fracture tectonic system in Shanghai area is mainly formed by three groups of main fractures in North-East, east-west and north-west directions.
上海地区的断裂构造系统主要是由北东向、东西向和北西向三组主干断裂组成。
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The Quicun Gold Deposit in Dehun County, Fujian Proince is controlled by the tectonic faulted zones. The northeast and east west faults have a close relation with mineralization.